Heat oil add onions, well chopped curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, fish pieces and the spices. Cook until the spices are blended. Add the potatoes, lemon juice and mash everything together and cook for a minute. Adjust seasoning. There is no water added so keep moving the ingredients with a spoon. Remove from heat and cool. Make balls any size I made 1 1/2" diameter balls. Leave aside to dip in the batter.

Beat flour, egg and water to make a pourable batter to dip the fish balls. Coat bread crumbs and deep fry in about 2 inches of oil till golden brown evenly in all sides.